3rd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION (FKA UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION) for INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION (FKA UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION)

Period 3rd Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 20, 2008 Signed by Angela Bezon, Grassroots and Policy Manager

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION (FKA UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION)
Client
INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION (FKA UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION)
Income
—
Expenses
$180,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2419 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: (Title 1 Subtitle F - Specialty Crop Programs, Title III - Trade, Title IV - Nutrition, Title XI - Misc) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program; Specialty Crops; Produce Food Safety: Country of Origin Labeling effective implementation of Farm Bill legislation Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act Lacey Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORELEI DISOGRA —
ROBERT GUENTHER —
ANDREW GARY MARSHALL —
THOMAS STENZEL —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY09 Agriculture Appropriations: (1) increased WIC funding and (2) funding for the Food Desert Study FY09 Labor HHS Appropriations: increased funding for CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORELEI DISOGRA —
ROBERT GUENTHER —
ANDREW GARY MARSHALL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

fresh fruit and vegetable food safety - provisions related to fruits and vegetables Overall development of food safety legislation food safety guidance, regulations and tracebility related to the fresh produce industry

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT GUENTHER —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Proposed regulations to the H-2A guest worker program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANGELA BEZON —
ROBERT GUENTHER —
ANDREW GARY MARSHALL —

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2419 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: fresh fruit and vegetable program and other nutrition priorities related to fruits and vegetables Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LORELEI DISOGRA —
ROBERT GUENTHER —
ANDREW GARY MARSHALL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.